Grapevine double cropping: a reality, not a myth

Abstract

The main drawback of the forcing vine regrowth technique is the loss of yield (Martínez de Toda, 2020). In order to avoid such loss of yield and not eliminate the primary clusters already formed on the primary shoots, it is possible to force the development of the latent buds of the fifth and sixth nodes, while maintaining the clusters on the main shoots. In this way, the yield of the forced buds can be added to the normal or primary yield of the shoots. In this article, experiments carried out on Grenache, Tempranillo and Maturana Tinta varieties in La Rioja (Spain) are presented.